我就当这篇文章不存在
“I'll act as if this article never existed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如果你选择不发表
“If you choose not to publish,”
我 就当 这篇文章 不存在
“I'll act as if this article never existed.”
肖主编
“Mr. Xiao.”
“Drop this now, and I will protect you and keep quiet about the whole thing.”
In Chinese institutional environments, controversial issues are often swept under the rug through deliberate mutual pretense rather than open confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just pretend that; treat it as if
Used to propose acting as though an event or condition did not occur to resolve a conflict smoothly.
does not exist
Commonly combined with verbs of assuming to completely disregard a fact or issue.